Molten Oxide Electrolysis technology breakthrough proves scalability for efficient steel decarbonization, the company says. Boston Metal successfully commissioned its multi-inert anode Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) industrial cell for green steel production. De-risking Boston Metal’s MOE platform technology, this crucial milestone validates the performance of the inert anode—the essential element of MOE that allows scalable production of pure liquid iron without emitting any CO2—to efficiently produce green steel at commercial scale. Now operational at the company’s facility in Woburn, Massachusetts, the multi-inert anode industrial cell provides the validation of the scalability of MOE Steel to achieve commercial production. The company will deploy its first demonstration plant in 2026.
The technology of MOE steelmaking is designed to provide a one-step process to convert all iron ore grades to liquid metal, without the need for coke production, iron ore sintering and pelletizing, blast furnace reduction or basic oxygen furnace refinement.
Highly customizable steel manufacturing solution Boston Metal will license its – according to the company - highly customizable steel manufacturing solution that can scale from thousands to millions of tons of output to a global customer base of steel manufacturers to in turn produce profitable green steel while increasing economic opportunities across the steel value chain. ###“We are the only company with a direct and scalable approach to more efficient and clean steelmaking, and I can now say that tonnage steel is flowing from our multi-inert anode MOE cell,” said Tadeu Carneiro, CEO of Boston Metal. “With this milestone, we are taking a major step forward in making green steel a reality and we’re doing it right here in the U.S., demonstrating the critical innovation that can enhance domestic manufacturing.”
Expanding operations in Brazil Last March, Boston Metal announced the inauguration of Boston Metal do Brasil, where MOE is recovering critical metals from mining waste, generating profits from a liability. Boston Metal is rapidly expanding its operations in Brazil, and the early revenue streams from its critical metals business will propel its MOE Steel technology forward. In addition, Boston Metal is mobilizing plans to establish its chromium metal facility—a project that is crucial to onshoring advanced manufacturing of this high-priority metal to U.S. soil and securing the supply chain for MOE Steel.
Source: Boston Metal
